Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of July 27, 2014

The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.Also read Connected Globe News WeeklyAlso read Field Mobility News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Commerce News WeeklyAlso read Mobility News WeeklyLooking for an enterprise mobility solution? Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here!It's time again for the annual State of Enterprise Mobility report. A lot has changed in the enterprise mobility world in the past year. Would you be willing to participate in the survey? All participants will receive the final report for free. Here is the survey link -http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e9hmymorhwv3wle0/start. I will be compiling the results and writing the report in the month of August.Despite more than 20,000 healthcare-related smartphone apps available in the marketplace today, a 2012 Pew Research Center study found that only ten percent of smartphone users have downloaded a healthcare app. Read Original ContentFederal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill, speaking in Washington, expressed concern about the way apps on smartphones and mobile devices are siphoning sensitive health data, and how some of that information may then be shared with third parties. Brill told Reuters that many companies now prefer to focus on how data is used. Read Original ContentStanford now offers a mobile health online course called Mobile Health Without Borders in which students are taught how to make health apps that help solve international health issues. Read Original ContentThe cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications can actually meet or exceed the original cost and time to implement those systems. In their new report, “StarMobile Transforms Enterprise Apps into Mobile Apps”, 451 Research details the advantages of StarMobile’s app development tool and how it can drastically reduce the cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications. Download report here: http://starmobileinc.com/report-451research-starmobile-transforms-mobile-apps-into-enterprise-apps/Though one in ten Americans owns the type of tracking device made by Nike, Fitbit, and Jawbone to monitor steps taken, quality of sleep, or calorie intake, more than half of those devices are no longer in use, according to Endeavour Partners. Read Original ContentAccording to ReportBuyer.com, the global mHealth market reached nearly $1.5 billion in 2012. This market is expected to grow to $2.4 billion in 2013 and $21.5 billion in 2018 with a compound annual growth rate of 54.9 percent over the five-year period from 2013 to 2018. Read Original Content

***Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and digital transformation analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.